The Sheep's Back Autumn Optimiser Wild Dog Management - Meja Aldrich AWI Wild Dog Control Coordinator - WA
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The Sheep's Back Autumn Optimiser Meja Aldrich Wild Dog AWI Wild Dog Control Coordinator - WA Management
Oldest dingo bones in Australia found on the Nullarbor have been accurately dated between 3348 and 3081 years old. Estimating the first dingos arrived 3500 years ago. Tasmanian tiger and devil populations began waning 3000 years ago around the same period on the mainland.
2020 Forecast
National sheep flock 63.7 million
lowest number since 1904
National wool production 272 mkg greasy
lowest number since 1925
Key components of the Western Australian Wild Dog Action Plan 2016-2021
Repair and maintain the existing 1190km long State Barrier
Fence using a model that maximises Aboriginal employment - New Wild Dog Action Plan is currently
$4,800,000. Aboriginal contracts have been awarded to
registered Aboriginal businesses to replace and repair old fence under construction
infrastructure. A panel of Aboriginal businesses is being
1 established to continue these works in 2018/19, 19/20 and 20/21. 4,800,000 SBF
Funding eight additional Licensed Pest Management
Technicians via Biosecurity Groups over three years - Other Wild Dog Funding
$2,360,000. The eight ‘Doggers’ are employed until 2019/20 and • IFS Sheep and Goat
2 focus their efforts on government lands and adjacent properties. 2,360,000 LPMT
Murdoch University Veterinary Graduate Program to sterilise • RBG State and Landholder Funding
dogs in Aboriginal communities over the next three years - • AWI Fencing Unit
$165,000. This will assist to protect the genetic integrity of the
3 dingo and reduce wild dog impacts on the livestock industry. 165,000 Sterilise
4. Rangelands Cell Fencing Program - $2,550,000 State and
$2,000,000 Federal funding to contribute to four demonstration
4 cell fences in the WA rangelands 4,550,000 Cell Fencing
Employment of a DPIRD Project Manager and Development
Officer over four years $1,000,000 plus the delivery of community DPIRD
5 engagement $200,000. 1,200,000 Employees Barry Davies
Senior Project Officer
Wild Dog research and development (R&D) - $615,000.
Employment of an early career research officer working on wild WA Wild Dog Action Plan
6 dog R&D initiatives and developing a competitive R&D grant. 615,000 R&D 9780 6100
Seek approvals and build the 660km long proposed extension to Barry.Davies@dpird.wa.gov.au
the State Barrier Fence in the Shires of Ravensthorpe and
Esperance (the Esperance Extension - $6,900,000). Refer to the Esperance
7 Esperance extension 6,900,000 Fence https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/invasive
Capacity building and skills development in wild dog
management ($1,500,000 in Federal funds).This includes -species/western-australian-wild-dog-
Biosecurity Group wild dog management capacity building action-plan-2016-2021
8 grants, monitoring and evaluation and an R&D contribution. 1,500,000 Federal Grant
22,090,000
Northern Biosecurity Group Marieke Jansen 0427 898 160 nbg_eo@outlook.com Central Wheatbelt Biosecurity Association Linda Vernon 0473 163 050 eocwba@outlook.com Midland Biosecurity Group Chris O’Callaghan 0429 446 515 eo@mbg.org.au
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